Leisure

Chief executive of Swimtastic Swim School Mark Bone told Checkpoint the last minute rule change to exclude swimming pools from being able to open under level 3 step 2 has been very confusing.

“CDC… Audio

Shopping and popping double-bubbles are on the cards for Auckland next week.

Cabinet has agreed in principle to move the region to alert level 3 step 2 at 11.59pm on Tuesday 9 November, allowing… Audio

A leading Covid-19 modeller is pessimistic about the easing of restrictions, and says cases could skyrocket past 300 a day this month as the government plans to relax restrictions in Auckland.

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With events being struck from the calendar all around them, the Taranaki Garden Festival has defied the odds to get to the start line on Friday.

It's promising a celebration of spring colour, perfect… Audio

More than 2000 Great Walk bookings have been cancelled in recent months as Covid-19 continues to take a toll.

In Fiordland, some Milford Track operators are describing it as one of the quietest… Audio

The peak of Canterbury's social calendar has been scrapped this year - with the Addington Cup Week closed to the public for the first time in more than a century.

It's the latest in a slew of… Video, Audio

With the green light for double-bubble outdoor gatherings, Aucklanders are getting ready to fire up their barbeques and pack picnic hampers for their first weekend meet-ups in a long time.

Since… Audio

It's finally here, the much-anticipated world premiere of the latest installment in the James Bond series, No Time To Die.

The release, which has been pushed back numerous times due to the Covid-19… Audio

There is a lot riding on this Monday's Covid-19 level announcement, and not just for Aucklanders desperate to get back to a life as relatively normal.

A shift down to level 2 for the country's… Audio

For parents and children in Auckland it's been a juggling act of home schooling and working from home for the last six weeks.

And as school holidays begin next Monday children will spend nearly nine… Video, Audio

The South Island has not had a case of Covid-19 in the community for more than a year, despite that they woke today of news that another big event has been canned.

Guns n' Roses called off their… Audio

As most of the country enjoys the new freedoms allowed under alert level 2, spare a thought for the hairdressers out there.

Just over three weeks of lockdown has resulted in some shaggy manes and… Video, Audio

Abba released a couple of new songs this week and quite frankly, not one of them was a Dancing Queen .. not even a Put On Your White Sombrero But we have enlisted the help of Podcast Guru, and friend… Audio

If you're stuck for things to do with the kids during lockdown levels 3 and 4 - here's something for you! Whenua Iti outdoors have come up with some fun, outdoor activities to support learning… Audio